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New York Congressional Candidate Can Use Campaign Cash for Child Care

What to Know

  • Federal election officials have ruled that a New York congressional candidate can use campaign money for child care expenses
  • The Federal Election Commission voted 4-0 on Thursday to allow the expenditure by Liuba Grechen Shirley
  • In a Facebook post, Grechen Shirley called the ruling "a game changer for moms and working parents across the country"

Federal election officials have ruled that a New York congressional candidate can use campaign money for child care expenses.

The Federal Election Commission voted 4-0 on Thursday to allow the expenditure by Liuba Grechen Shirley. She is running in a Democratic primary in the Long Island district currently represented by Republican Rep. Peter King.

The FEC had previously allowed the use of campaign funds for child care in certain cases.

Newsday reports that Grechen Shirley has paid a baby-sitter $22 an hour from campaign funds to watch her 2- and 3-year-old children while she ran for office and her husband worked in Manhattan.

In a Facebook post, Grechen Shirley called the ruling "a game changer for moms and working parents across the country."

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